A two-day forum will be organized in Houston, entitled: “Eliminating Barriers to Data Sharing, and Solutions”. Similar to the risk forum, the objective of this forum is to promote industry wide data exchange opportunities. The dialogue and shared learning among academia, government, industry, and other non-governmental organizations on topics like data gaps, responsibility for data collection and analysis, voluntary vs. regulatory approach, breakdown barriers of data exchange, and incentives from BSEE and other organizations. Dedicated session on the voluntary near miss reporting system will also take place which represents an additional managerial tool to improve the safety culture on the OCS. Registration required.